title: Malignant gastric teratoma in an infant.
abstract: Malignancy in gastric teratomas is extremely rare. Such teratomas are widely accepted and treated as benign lesions. A malignant gastric teratoma treated by total excision is presented. According to our knowledge, this is the second case of gastric teratoma having a malignant histology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Balik
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tunçyürek
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sayan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Avanoğlu
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ulman
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cetinkurşun
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*